mediations: My week in media meme

Mediations: Philip Young

Mediations comments on public relations, journalism, and communication ethics, often in the context of social media. Philip Young is a senior lecturer in public relations and journalism at the University of Sunderland, specialising in media ethics. He is also a lead researcher for the Euprera EuroBlog project. All views expressed here are personal and should not be seen as representing the University of Sunderland.

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Stuart Bruce has just tagged me in the "My week in media meme" so rather than think about the desperately needed relaunch of Mediations, or mourn the departure from the blogosphere of one of my favourites, No Copy, here goes.....

What I've read

I have the Guardian delivered at home, along with the Sunday Times and Observer, and we get all the nationals delivered to our lecture rooms so I try and read most of them, most days. I subscribe to UK Press Gazette, and haven't got round to cancelling Uncut (it makes me feel old). I read The Sun online most mornings and my home page is BBC News.

My favourite medium is books, and am usually reading one PR/ ethics text, one novel and one non-fiction/ non-work title at anyone time. At the moment that means Jacquie L'Etang's new Public Relations: Concepts, Practice and Critique; Blair Unbound, by Anthony Seldon (essential reading for anyone who has waded the Campbell's Blair Years, Stuart); and Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson. I am also halfway through the Martin Beck series of Swedish (Marxist) crime novels - splendid.

What I've watched

I watch very little TV except Manchester United and Newsnight. I enjoyed Nirvana Unplugged on DVD (Christmas present), and am desperate to add to my collection of Kurt Wallander DVDs.

What I've listened to

Unless it's for football, my radio dial seldom leaves Radio 4. Today is a vital part of waking up and I seldom miss Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time or Laurie Taylor's Thinking Allowed. The 70mile return drive to Sunderland gives me a lot of time for music... My Desert Island Discs for 2007 were: Soul Kitchen, Patti Smith (Twelve); Here Comes That Day, Siouxsie (Mantaray); Shine, Leszek Mozdzer and Adam Klocek (Live in Warsaw); 21st Century Schizoid Man, Crimson Jazz Trio; Tuesday Wonderland, Esbjorn Svensson Trio; Amiina, Kurr; Walking the Dog, John Cale (Live Circus); and Locomotive, Stan Tracey and Bobby Wellins.

Where I've surfed

Naturally I subscribe to a host of PR blogs, but I also enjoy The Local, a slightly irreverent (English) take on Swedish news and can spend hours tracking cycle rides on Google maps.

I am tagging all the students who are about to take my MAC250 social media module....

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